Benefits of ISAE Membership

Membership to ISAE is open to anyone with an academic interest in agriculture, veterinary medicine, zoology, and other animal sciences.

New applicants are requested to fill in an online application form which includes the contact details of a proposer and seconder, both professionally involved in animal behaviour science or its application, one of which should be a current ISAE member. For contact details of current members please ask your regional secretary. Applicants are also requested to write a maximum 10-line statement on who they are and why they wish to join.

Benefits of ISAE membership include

ISAE members save on fees for international and regional Society events.
Members received reduced attendance fees at international and regional events and are eligible to apply for support to attend events.

Reduced subscription fees for Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Only ISAE members are eligible to receive Applied Animal Behaviour Science, the official journal of the ISAE, at a reduced rate £106 for one year personal printed subscription £44.40 for one year with electronic access only.

Access to a closed, members-only section of the website
The members-only section of the website includes access to an online forum which can be used to facilitate communication and interaction around the world. There is also access to our members database which is can be searched by keywords to help find experts in certain areas. Members can also post sharelinks to their published papers.

Access to the biannual Newsletter
The Newsletter contains Council Member reports, information on up-coming events, reviews of past events, and much more to keep members up to date.

Access to a Help with English service
ISAE has a service to help members with the preparation of manuscripts for publication in Applied Animal Behaviour Science (and other English-language journals). Non-members of this Society will first need to join to gain access to this service: contact the .

Eligibilty for for ISAE Creativity Award and ISAE New Investigator Award.
Past winners of the Creativity Award can be seen here and past winners of the New Investigator Award can be seen here.

Eligibility to apply for the ISAE congress attendance fund.
Although the society aims to keep the cost of attending its annual conferences low, it may be difficult for some members to attend on a regular basis. The congress attendance fund is open to all ISAE members to apply to. Further details can be found here.Members can donate to the Congress Attendance Fund

Student members get further benefits
Student members get further reductions in congress attendance fees. They are eligible for Travel Awards and financial support to attend congresses and they can enter in our Student Poster competition held at the International Congresses.

The subscription year runs from June to May. Different rates apply to different types of membership. Currently, regular members pay £35 per year, and dues for students and retirees are £15. Please note that to qualify for student rate, applicants and members have to submit proof of student status to the Membership Secretary each year they apply for the discounted rate.

In exceptional cases, ISAE council may award free membership to academics in countries or from institutes who cannot afford the normal membership rate. The Membership Secretary can inform you about terms & conditions.

ISAE also offers Corporate Membership, which entitles an approved organisation to receive information normally distributed to members and to send two representatives to ISAE meetings under the same terms as ordinary members. Corporate Member representatives have no power to vote and cannot hold a position on Council. Corporate Membership does not entitle organisations to reduced-rate subscriptions to Applied Animal Behaviour Science. The Corporate Membership fee is currently £100 per year.

Before applying for membership, you should read our application tips here, which will help speed up the process